This program includes an introduction read by the writer.

A modern guide towards the teachings of Buddhism.

Buddhism: An Launch to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Practices can be an indispensable guideline to a 2,600-year-old knowledge tradition that has transformed the lives of large numbers across generations and around the world. Readers will learn how Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, perhaps one of the most important spiritual leaders ever, and discover the way they too can follow his revolutionary about Buddhism: An Launch to the Buddha’s Life, Teachings, and Procedures (THE FUNDAMENTAL Wisdom Library) solutions to attain happiness and inner freedom. Along with available overviews of central teachings-the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Route, karma, primary virtues like kindness and compassion, and more-Buddhism addresses such essentials as:

– the three main Buddhist traditions-Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana-historically and theirrelevance today

– the function of yoga and mindfulness in Buddhist practice

– step-by-step training in important Buddhist practices

Writing within an interesting, approachable style, author Joan Duncan Oliver outlines the fundamentals of Buddhism for each listener, uncovering its timeless truths and their relevance for getting serenity in uncertain instances. A specialist of Buddhist yoga for forty years, Oliver provides written thoroughly on Buddhist intelligence and its software to daily life. Her practical approach makes Buddhism an essential contemporary guidebook to a historical tradition.